Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-08
CITY AND DISTRICT.
SONGS FOR EASTER.
HOW the Great Christian Festival Will
be Celebrated.

| ANTHEMS AND SONGS OF GLADNKss-THE JOYOUS
| CHARACTER OF THE FESTIVAL
| Next sunday will be Easter the festival celebra-
tea with greatest ceremony by Christian churches,
as IL the resurrection of the Saviour
and the events which typify the hope of Chris
aaMty. In keeping with the event celebrated the
renglous services OF the day are of joyous char
acter the choirs of the churches have arranged
special programs for the day. In the Catholic and
| Episcopal churches the preparations have been
especially elaborate. Easter is also an important
day In the social calendar as 1t marks the end of
SOBER Lent and the resumption OF social festivities
IL aaS Importance also in the world of fashion,
| IL is on that day that new spring bonnetS and
ropes are supposed to make their appearance. Be-
low Will be found the programs arranged for the
proper celebration Of Easter in the various city
churches:
Roman Catholic.
Holy Trinity church, West WaShington.-High
mass at IL am. Haydn's 10th mass complete.
Regina Cadi, by GLORIA; Haec Dies, by GraziolL
Vespers, pm. Rosewig's vesper service; Haec
Dies, by Wiegand; Magnificent, by Mercadante:
Regina CAD, by Cagliero; Salutaris, by Cam
p Hrs ia M Ranr Ergo by Won Foeppe Choir-
R s Wetzell, soprani; Mrs E. 8. Kimbalf, Miss
tiy sullivan, att; Messrs J. J. McCabe E. s.
h hsnol bs ssno1 HeIS poE Craig NJ ;d Don
Jones, director.
ST. Augustines church, Rev. Michael j. Walsh,
pastor-Solemn high mass at IL O'Clock. Very
rev. "A. e. Lesson, celebrant; Rev. X. T. Burke,
deacon; Rev. NJ. j. Walsh, sub-deacon. Sermon:
CONCLUSION con OF Lenten course on Holy Land, by
Rev. r. l. burke. Mass, Imperial, Haydn; Vent
Creator, baritone solo, Handel; Onertory, Halle
inJah chorus, Lambillotte. vespers at 4 O'Clock.
ceil, Giorza salutaris, baritone SOLO Gio s
Iantum Ergo, Dachauer; Laudate DoIntnum, Rose
wig. Leading singers-soprani, Mrs. M artina Irv-
Miss Matte Martin; alti, Miss Lavinia Day, Miss
Sarah Coakley, Mrs. Mary Chasley, Miss Mary
beckett; tenori, MIR: Mace jackson, Dr.. Augusta,
MI. Alfred Hall, Mr. Vincent Duval; baSSi, Mr.. w.
T. Benjamin, Mr.. AlphonsO Jackson, MIR. Joseph
simms, with chorus OF thirty voices
81. DOn1n1c'S church, corner 9th and E streets
southwest, Rev: Father E. d: Donnelly, o. p, pas
| tor.-The following music will be rendered at the
solemn high mass which Will be celebrated at Ii
O'Clock am: Alexandra Claimants Sd Mass in E
fiat; at the graduate, Wiegands "Haec Dies;" be-
fore the sermon, Wiegand,s "veni Creator;" 1.-THE
1asrspr :av Glls INN Vlctima Pascha, The
| O'Clock pm, with the following music: Marcos
"Vespers Opus 30 new, Gisinn's "Regina Cecil, I"
taris' (alto solo>. Rossin's 'rantum Ergo" The
choir, both individually and collectively consid-
ered Is one OF the strongest and best equipped in
the city, and Is supported by magnificent three
manual Roosevelt organ, which combines in itself
the power and versatility Of full orchestra The
prani, Mrs Clara c. Baker-Smth, Mrs. Waiter B.
Patterson, MIS-. Chas. A. Acker, Mrs. j. b. Nc
Nance, Misses Marie J. Sweeney, Blanche R. Mat
decker, Misses Marguerite Eichhorn, May Becker,
ana jennie Gennan; tenori, Messrs. A s. Fennell,
J. D. short, JAS G: Traylor, Il. =. Mckenna, and A.
b. SmoOt; bdSSi, MeSSrs. E. Hoier, NJ. KOech1ng,
a. Schutteiss, Geo Sheriff, W. c. Mass, Thos.
OCOnner, and ]. b. McNamee. Organtst and d.
| rector, Mr.. VIM. Wadecker.
| st. Mary's 18th street, between Washington and
d streets, Rev. +. J: Tewes, pastor.-High mass
at 1880 o'clock Haydn's mass, No. 2, with GLORIA
pers at o'clock. Lambilotu's vespers, Q Saul
taris, by Campana; Tantum Ergo, by ROsewig.
Directress, Mrs. NJ; Schwakopf; sopran, Mrs. En-
ma Haag, Misses Ida Miller, Mary Berens, Mary
Anderson; alti Misses Alice McCabe, Anna Geter,
and Ida Geier; bassi, Messrs Henry Diener, Emil
Schwakopf, W. Neh, August schwakopf, and Am
st. Peters, Capitol Hill-High Mass will be cele-
DRAFTED at 1880 am: DISCLAIMERS Mass, No z, Will
out The mass viii be with accompaniment by Or
gan and full orchestra. At the Graduate, String
Quartet, by schuman; Orertory, Regina Coeii,
the sermon, ven1 Creator, Cirillo. Finale, Grand
March, Wagner. vespers at pm: Mercadantes
Vespers win be sung: Regina Coeli, Gloria; Mag
Salutar1s, Mercadante; Tantum Ergo, sextette,
Donizett. The choir will be composed OF the follow
aaere an
nor; alti, Mrs. II IL. Mills Miss ii. Kelly; tenor.
Messrs A. Nef1 and J. P. Collins; bassi Messrs. j.
Gl0etzner; director, s. j. Kubel.
st. Patricks church.-The music Will be Vide
Aquam, bielman; mass, HAYDN No. 2, with Sane
Nomen Domini, Cagliero; vespers, Gregorian;
Magnificent Mozart Aaec Dies; Regina Coen,
THUNDER: sopranos: Misses Florence Davies, E.
Vandoren, Mrs. w. II. Combs. Misses ORourke,
johnson, Cayanaugh, Mudd, Ball, Columbus,
M. vandoren, s. Mention, and Mrs. Brant. Tenors:
MessrS. T. Fennell and B. Taylor: Bassos: Messrs.
B; A. Ryan, W; E. Hyde, Pc: Treanor, and c: A:
Junior choir will sing Kyrie and Agnus Del, IRON
Weber G; Haec Dies Sanctus, from Weigand and
girs. sopranos: Misses B. Bingham' NJ .oS Me-
Carthy, NJ. Dyer, N. Seaman, II. Becker, M. Col
ms B. Hickey NJ Dove, A Miller. and N. seltz.
and d1rectress: Louie Boone.
st. Aloysius church, corner North Capitol and
| streets.-Ihe music at st. AlOysius church on
Easter Sunday will be as follows: At the grand
high mass at IL O'Clock Beethoven's Mass in Will
be sung, with orchestral and organ iaccOmpani-
at the offertory Calixa Layalles Tu Els Petrus;
after mass the March from Lachners First Suite
At the vesper service at o'clock Mercadant1's
Magnilicat; Regini Coeli, by Dachauer; ., Saluta-
ris, Verdi; Tantum Ergo, by Brandies The choir
viii be composed OF the following ladies and gen.
tlemen: Soprant-Miss MOllie Byrne, Miss Annie
Carter, Miss Mamie Moore, Mrs. WIN. ID. McFar-
land, Miss Mamie Livingston, Miss Rosa Cottreu,
Miss Ance Morse, Miss Florence Bali; tenori-Mr.
VIM. ID. Mcfarland, Mr.. s. II. WitherOw, MIR. Louis
Dorr; bassl.Mr: J. II. Hickox, Mr.: q; W. ODDS, MI.
Organist and director-Mr. Ii. c. Sherman
st. Matthew's church, Easter Sunday.-High
Mass at IL a. m. Before mass, Tidi guam, by
Pecher; Messe Solenelle, by La Provost. Before
the sermon, Veni Creator, by GOunOd. Sermon By
Rev. Dr. d. l. Chapelle. At the Ofertory, Regina
Cecil, by NJ. A. Gtls1n, and after mass, Laudate
Dominum, by CaSSarini. Vespers at p LII. The
Psalms, Dominum ad Adjurandum, by Cassarini;
Dixit Dominus, Conf1teber Beatus, v1r; Laudate
Dolninun, by CaSsar1ni; Ave Maria, ct Aleluiah,
by SlaS; Magniticat, by La JBl; Regina Cecil, by
Gilsln. At the benedictiOn o Salutaris, by CuItO;
mum, by GLORIA Choir: Sopranos, Mrs. Zaidee
Rossiter Smith, Miss Nora NOonan, Mrs. II. Con-
quest Clark, and the Misses Bessie Markr1ter Ger
tie Wood and Grace Caulfleld; altos, Mrs. jose
prime +. DAILY, Mrs. w. b. Gray, and the Misses
Maggie Cannon, Irene Hall and Wood; tenors,
VIM. ID. Burnett, Arthur May, DR.. Il. s. Ktmball,
James Patterson and Thomas Kreidler; baSSOS,
JnO. II. Nolan, JnO. TreanOr, E. f. Barbour. NJ. A.
D0nne1iy and JnO. A. DAILY; George Wright Mich
OILS, organfst; L. E. Cannon, director.
ST. stephens church, 26th street and Pennsylva-
MA avenue northwest, Rev. Father McNally pas
TOLL O'Clock mass. MOZartS mass No. L; Offer
tory, Regina CGli, Cagiare; veini Cecil, Willard.
O'Clock veSpers-GiOrza VeSpers, leading bassO,
Mr.. Burrows Waters; Regina Coeh, Berge; o. Salu-
tarls, by Miss Susan McDermOt; Tantum Ergo,
ROseWlg. The choir Is composed as follows: Tenor,
Mr.. JnO. LaWton; basses MeSsrs, BURROWS Waters
ana Bccktel; sopranos, Misses Kate Powers, Susan
McDermot, Ida Serein, Sarah Maher, johanna Cary,
Bertha Floyd, Lizzie Gowns; altos, MIS-. Dresser
| and Miss Lyon.
Protestant Episcopal.
st. Johns church, corner OF o and Potomac
streets, West Washington. D. c., Rev. John 8,
Lindsay, DID,, rector.-The Easter service at this